The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hewlett-Packard is working on touch-oriented devices, and will even roll out a touchscreen consumer-oriented notebook later this year.
Keep in mind that while Tablet PCs might have touchscreens, not all touchscreens are used in a Tablet PC form factor (or even the “convertible” form factor). This will look like a normal laptop and will not be a convertible like the HP Pavilion tx2500z.
CNET Australia posted their review of the 13.3″ “convertible” Fujitsu LifeBook T1010 Tablet PC. Convertible in the sense that the rotating display allows you to convert the device from a conventional laptop form factor to a Tablet PC form factor and back again. They gave … Read more
Toshiba Canada has announced several new ultraportable Portege models, all with 12.1″ LED-backlit displays, including a “convertible” Tablet PC / laptop. All are loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista and are based on Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, with Intel GMA X4500 graphics. While the R600 and M750 are replacing existing 12.1″ laptops, the A600 is the first of its kind in Toshiba’s lineup with a 12.1″ display. The A600 is kind of a budget laptop compared to the other two (with a starting price of around $1320 USD) – while the R600 may share some of the same components, it is lighter and overall smaller than the A600. All three have spill-resistant keyboards
Toshiba Portege R600
– Ultra Low Voltage Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 / SU9400
– Solid State Drive (SSD) Options
– Up to 9 hours of battery life
– Starts at $2,399 CAD – $2095 USD
– 1GB built-in RAM, 1 memory slot (upto 5GB Total)
– Weighs just 2.4 pounds / 1.1 kg
Back in January of this year, there were rumors that Asustek would be adding a touch panel Asus Eee PC to the next-generation Eee PC lineup. A few weeks after that, Asustek said no. Since then, there have been many do-it-yourself touchscreen mods made to … Read more
A couple of reviews / first impressions of the new 12.1″ convertible HP Compaq 2730p have been posted. James Kendrick at jkOnTheRun has posted a few new photos, as well as mentioning that the 2730p is “fast”. He’s got the Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 … Read more